The Jax Gym Xcel Team, Levels Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond, competed in the Saturday early morning session , which began at 8:00. All four levels competed at once and the coaches had to combine some of the levels since only three coaches were at the meet to coach. Competing at Silver Xcel were AnnE Beach, Raven Buenger, Kadence Burnett, Amiyah Grigsby, Averi Lambert, Callie Messick, Josie Person, Payton Reynolds, Madison Rhein, Kayla Sewell and Addison Young.

Jax Gym Level Six gymnasts, Sarah Grace, Madison and Natalie, pose after their competition. Below, Reese, who stayed to be with her teammates, joined the group for a picture.

The other half of the Jax Gym Level Six team competed in the late afternoon session with 56 other Level Six gymnasts. Sarah Grace placed fifteenth on vault; Madison Jones placed ninth on Bars; Natalie placed fifteenth on vault, twelfth on Beam and fifteenth overall.

Some levels of the Jacksonville Gymnastics Teams, aka Jax Gym, competed this weekend--February 3 - 4 - 5, 2017, at the three-day Dynamo Classic Meet held at the Dynamo Gym in Oklahoma City, OK. Dynamo team gymnasts from Tulsa also competed at the meet. Ten major teams competed in this meet with several smaller teams also sending gymnasts to compete. We sent Levels Six, Seven, Eight and Xcel gymnasts. We did not compete Levels Two, Three or Four due to a very busy schedule in which they had already competed this season, so I don't have the figures attending for those sessions but I estimate that nearly 500 gymnasts competed in this meet, which began early Friday morning and ended late Sunday afternoon. This was a very, very tough meet with gymnasts competing from several very strong teams. Awards were given out 50% including for all-around. Medals were awarded for top three and after that ribbons were awarded (out 50%!)

The meet began for Jax Gym at 2:00 Friday afternoon. The Level Six Teams were split into two sessions. The younger Level Six gymnasts competed with 21 Level Six gymnasts. Included in that session were 30 Level Five gymnasts. Competing in this session for Jax Gym at Level Six, were Reese Craven and Ashlyn Kimble. To even be called up to the awards stand at this meet was an honor. Ashlyn placed second on vault, eleventh on bars and tenth overall. Reese placed sixth on vault, ninth on bars, sixth on beam, eleventh on floor and sixth overall.

Hannah placed fourth on vault, second on bars, fourth on beam, fifth on floor and third on All-Around.

We are really looking forward to hosting our own home meet which will be held at the State House Convention Center, in Little Rock, on February 17-18-19. All levels of Jax Gym - Levels Two, Three, Four, Six, Seven, Eight and Nine, plus Xcel Levels Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond will be competing. Be sure to tell your friends and come enjoy the fun and GREAT Gymnastics!!!

Jadyn Hannah and Hannah Sullivan, Jax Gym's two Level Eight gymnasts competed against 51 gymnasts from some ofthe toughest teams in the area.

The session for Level Seven gymnasts began at 8:00 Sunday morning (could have said bright and early but then I remembered that even traveling to the meet from the hotel was a bit dangerous because the fog was so thick!!!)Jax Gym Level Seven Team was supposed to compete at this time but Kylee Belew injured herself at school during the week and Mia Jones became sick, so neither gymnast was able to join their fellow teammate Katherine Miller as she competed against 53 gymnasts. Katherine placed ninth on beam.

Jax Gym Excel Diamond Level also won the First-Place Team Banner. Competing